Bag holder



-C. R..HELLSTROM.

BAG HOLDER. APPLICATION Fl LED'1AN.-23. 1922.

34,424,917... -l PatentedJuly 25,1922.

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l BAG HOLDEIL A APPLICATION FILED IAN.23. 1922.

Patented-July 25, 1922.

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` BAG HOLDER.

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Be it known that I, CARL R. HELLSTROM,

.a citizen oftheUnited States, residing at 'Minneapolis, inthe county of Hennepin L tain new and useful .Improvements in'Bag and State of Minnesota, have invented cer- Holders, of which the following is a specification.

. The invention relates to paper bag holders, and has as an object the provision vof va de vice of this nature which will receive paper bagswithout' special preparation of the bags and which will hold them in readily accessible position in any position "of vthe holder, A further object of the invention is the y provision of a device of this .nature which the under sideofa counter top in a-"vertical anylkind of paper bag in such Fig'. 3 isa horizontal section on of. Fig. 2 of oneform .of the-device; F ig. `5 is a vertical 'longitudinalsection form. shown in Fig.4, showing a" .slot 4 at, eachVA side ofthe casing and retained may be placed in an inverted position upon position against a wall, or in a reclining position upon a counter, and which will hold manner as p tofmake them instantly available.

lIllustrative embodiments ofthe invention are 'shown in Which., vv1 v Fig; 1 is a front elevation; Fig.12 is arear elevation;

the 'accompanying drawings, in

lline Fig. Zlis a side elevation;

. `modified form;

Fig. a perspective of fthev form Y' Sh0W-n'inFig`1 modified to hold different ...f OllIliSfbags; i I.

"shown-.in Figs.J 1 and, illustratingits use in' an inverted position;

i ofthe invention, .showing its use :upon .the

" underside ofv a' surface, as a countertop; .A

Fig. 9 is a detail rear elevation of a modifie Fig A11- is an end view upon .a reduced f'sc'ale showing a series -of the holders as se/misled4 upon a surface such as a counter; l.

.'Figg-j- 12 is a detail plan view showing` the casinginsection yillustrating amodification* ,.up'on areduced scale. l A .Asshown'in Fig. 1,l the invention comprises a casing 1 within which the bags may be placed, the casing being provided withv flanges 2 'at the rear edges of theside por- Specication of Letters Patent.- Patented applicati@ sied January `23, 1922. serial No. 531,238;

@ing and 1 may .be-)retained in any suitable Fig. 7 isa/front elevation.` ofthe formbags-pressingthe vrod 10 upwardly in in- July 25,1922.

tions, and with flanges 3at the rear ledges Y of the. ends, which latter anges may be utilized to secure the device in place in some positions.- The rear side'of the casing is freely open for'the insertion of bags.

For a purpose to be described a diagonal slot 4 is formed ,from therear edge towards thefront ledge and slanting away from the adjacent end of the casing. Preferably,the material whichis removed to form' the slots 4 is turned up, as at 5, so as to provide a smoothedge for the slot.V The lwerfront portion of the casing is omitted to leave an opening through which the bags .may be removed. To provide an edge across which the bag may be drawn Vupon its removal to prevent more than one bag being removed at a time, the upper edge 8 of the 1 front opening is preferably deflected inwardly. Such deflection 4provides an excess' of pressure between the-outer two bags in the-cas, ing at this point, and reduces the overall friction between their surfaces so that `but one bag will be removed at a time.

To retain the lower end ofthe bag when `the form` of bag shown in Figs. 1 to, 5 in- -elusive is to be delivered, a rod `7 is passed throughgopenings in the'side walls ofthe casmanner as by. means of a nut,v as shown. "To crowd thebags in the casing forward a rod 10 is shown projecting through thein endwise position by means of its upturned ends 11. When the device is to be used l against a vertical Vsurface theentire weight -of the casing and' bags may be carried by means. ofa strap 16 passed ,through a slot 18 adjacent the flangeV 3 and secured` to the rod-'10?"y The strap.' 16'may have openings 17.l at its .'upper end whichgmay be 'iplacedover the .headlof af screw or nail in a wa1l'. The"weight' of thev device. andthe contained' `elined slot 4 will 'en'srethatp-l the bags will the casingj and against thev rod?. `This pointjof pressure 'being slightlyv'above the rod 7 and evenfwhenjo'ppositethis rod', be-y ing. exerted in an upward and outwarddi'rection vwill'cause-the bags to bulge so lasto bottom will be pulled downwardly and the. leverageof itsremovalv from the".front ofl throw'the botto'mioff` the bag outwardly in a l position to be readily grasped. "When'-the bag is vremovedtbe projecting edge 'of the the pile will make the lower end of the bag remaining in the case kick up slightly so as to eectively project the upper edge of the bottom of the next bag into accessible position.

If the form of the device shown in Figs. 1 and 2 is inverted as shown in Fig. 7, and suspended by means of a screw or nail through an opening in the iiange 3 the weight of thev strap '16 and the rod 10 will be effective to force the bags to the front of the casmg.

In the form of the device shown in Figs. 5, 9 and 10 a strap 13 is shown extending across the rear of the casing and having its ends 15 turned about the flanges 2. The strap 9, corresponding to the strap 16 already described, is shown as secured to the center `of the strap 13 at one end, and as turned about the rod 10 at its other end. The strap 13 may e be secured to a wall as indicated in Fig. 5,

and thus the weight of the casing and the bags therein may be supported upon the rod 10 and the strap 13, which latter will be con'- cealed.

The ends of the stra-p 13 are so turned about the flanges 2 as to be readily slidable thereon to 'provide for the motion of the rod 10 in the slot 4.y To remove this form of the device-from its support the casing is forced upwardly until therod 10 leaves the slot4 `replaced by the reverse movement.

then the bottom end of the casing is drawn Y -outwardly so that the rod 10 will not enter the slot 4 then the casing is pulled down'- wardly -until the ends 15. of the strap 13 leave the upper end of the flanges 2. The casing may then be charged with bags and The action of this form of the device is exactly `similar to that of the form shown in Figs. 1

and 2. Vhen the device is to be used for the form of bags which have no projecting .edge

at its bottomthe rod 7 is removed and a pin 21 shown in Fig. 6 is placed in an opening preferably slightly above the opening provided for the rod 7. Also the casing 1s providedwith a depression in its exposed front edge, as shown at 6, in Fig. 6. The bags of this form are then removed by grasping the edge in the depression 6, which edge will be thrown outwardly by the action-of the rod 10 already described.

Either form of the device may be utilizedA for a position upon the under surface of a counter top or ceiling 22, as shown in Fig. 8, by omitting the rod 10 and securing the casing in place by 'means of the flange 3.

When thus used the bags will be brought to the front of the casing by gravity and the edge which is to be grasped will be projected by the leverage action .of the removal of the preceding bag-about the rod 7 as alj ready described.

In most instances a plurality of sizes of paper bags are kept at hand, and'therefore a holder will be desirable foreach size. Fig t ure 11 shows a form of rack which may be utilized for such a plurality of devices. In this form the rod 19 supported in brackets 20 mounted upon any desirable base is shown as passing through all of the slots 5 in each of the caslngs l, thus taking the place of a rod l() for each casing. Any casing may be removed from the rod by merely lifting the same off from the slot 4 when it is necessary to replenish the bags contained therein.

A`form of rack which may be utilized to carry a plurality of holders is illustrated in Fig. 12 in which a plate 23 may be utilized to mount all of the casings. A portion 24 of the plate Imay be struck upwardly and formed into oneportion of a hinge, and a strap 25. may have the complementary hinge portion formed thereon, and may be joined to the portion 24 by means of a pintle 26. The lower end of the strap 25 may be secured to the rod 10, which will act in the usual manner. Other portions of the plate 23 may be struck upward so as to provide guides 27-28 which will overlap the flanges 2 to hold the casings 1 against the plate. The removal of the casings for replenishment in this form of the invention would be precisely similar to that with the form of the invention shown in Figs. 4, 5 and 9.

The device is found to hold paper bags so as to be instantly accessible with a quick stripping action of the hand. Being en closed at its top the edges of the paper bags which give access to the interior thereof are protected in a sanitary manner.

The bags moved from their original package and need not be manipulated in any manner to prepare them for insertion in the holder, there by preserving to the utmost sanitary conditions. l A

Minor changes ymay be made in the physical embodiment of the invention without departing from its spirit.

I claim:

l. A dispensing device comprising, in combination, a casing, an opening in the front of the casing, a bar adjacent one end of the opening to retain the ends 0f objects to be dispensed, a depressed edge at the ,op-

posite side of the opening, and means inlv walls of said '1ng, a rod working in said opening to retain the ends of objects to be ispensed, diagonal guide-ways in the side casing, adjacent said opening, a rod working in said guide-ways and adapted by the action of gravity to force the objects in said casing towards said opening.

4. A dispensing device comprising, in combination, a casing having an opening adjacent one end of its front wall, means to retain the end of objects to be dispensed, guide-ways in the side walls of said casing opposite said opening extending from the rear edge of said side walls towards the front edges thereof and toward the opposite end of the casing, a rod working in said guide-ways, and means attached to said rod whereby the casing and contents may be supported, from said rod whereby the action of gravity will move the rod in said guideways to press the objects towards the front of the opening.

5. A dispensing device comprising, in combination, a casing having an opening adjacent one end of the front thereof, diagonal guide-ways extending from the rear edge of the sides of said casing adjacent said openguide-ways, a strap secured to said rod and means for supporting said casing by said strap in such a manner that the rod will be pressed toward the front of the casing in said guide-ways bythe action of gravity.

6. A dispensing device 'comprising` in combination, a casing having an opening adjacent one end of the front thereof. diagonal guide-ways upon the sides of said casing ex-V tending upwardly and forwardly. a rod working: in said guide-ways, a strap secured to said rod, supporting means having guiding portions. said strap secured to said supporting means, and means upon said casing coacting with said guiding means and slidable relative thereto whereby the weight of the casing and contents may press said rod toward the front of the casing in said guide-ways.

7. A dispensing device comprising. in combination` a casing having an opening in the front thereof, members projecting from the sides of said casing, a supporting member havin@r ways co-acting with said project-l ing mem ers, said supportinv member adapted to be attached to a surface, guideways upon the sides of said casing extending diagonally upward and forwardly, a rod traveling in said guide-ways,"a strap secured to said rod and to said supporting member whereby the weight of the casing and contents may press said rod toward the front of the casing.

8. A dispensing device comprising, in combination, a plate having a plurality of ways thereon, a plurality of casings having projecting portions adapted to travel in said ways, each casing having an opening in the front thereof, upwardly and forwardly eX- tending guiding means in the sides of each casing, a rod in each c asing adapted to travel in said guiding means, and a strap connected to each of said rods and pivotally connected to said plate whereby the weight of the casings and contents may cause the respective rods to be pressed towards the front of Athe casing.`

9. A dispensing device comprising, in combination, a casing having an opening in the lower portion of its front and slots extending from the rear edge of each side forwardly and upwardly therein, the rear of said casing being open, a rod extending through said slots transversely of the casing and having retaining means at its ends to prevent longitudinal movement, a strap secured to said rod, means lfor securing said strap to a supporting structure whereby the weight of the casing and contents-will be supported upon said rod and will cause the same-to move toward the front of the casing.

l10. A dispensing device comprising, in combination, a casing having an opening in the lower portion of its front and slots extending from the rear edges of each side forwardly and upwardly therein, the yrear of said casing being open, a rod extending through said slots transversely of the casing and having lretaining means at its ends to prevent'longitudinal movement, a strap secured to said rod, means for securing said strap to a supporting structure whereby the weight of the casing and contents .will be supported upon said rod and will cause the same to move toward the front of the casing, means extending into said front opening to retain the lower ends of articles to'be 

